The Bound Between Us

Chapter 657

Julie stepped into the coffee shop, pausing at the entrance, while Dailey, already hidden inside, had her in his sights.

Just a few more steps towards Christen, disguised as Anastasia, and Dailey would make his move to capture her. Christen, posing as Anastasia, kept her head down to avoid being recognized, knowing that a closer look might give her away. Julie, however, had also spotted "Anastasia," but just as she was about to approach, she saw a familiar face and stopped in her tracks.

Sitting towards the back of the coffee shop was Rowan, there for unrelated reasons, and his presence was purely coincidental.

Seeing Julie, Rowan frowned slightly. Julie assumed Rowan was sent by Asher to protect her, which gave her a boost of confidence.

Dailey, who had been silently watching, tensed when Julie stopped, ready to prevent any escape attempt.

The room seemed to hold its breath, tension hanging in the air. Julie, gripping a knife, glared intensely at "Anastasia."

Christen, unaware of Julie's approach, sat facing away. As Julie drew nearer, Rowan noticed both the knife and "Anastasia" by the window and realized something was amiss. From his vantage point, even Rowan couldn't discern Christen wasn't the real Anastasia.

stood up, while Dailey discreetly moved

bumped into Dailey, sending the

Realizing escape was pointless, she stayed focused

he'd been spotted,

out from behind

Julie

sprang forward, mistakenly thinking Christen was Anastasia, taking the knife in

Why would he protect Anastasia?

Christen turned, she realized her mistake-this

equally stunned, not by the attack, but by

quickly spread

shop erupted into chaos as patrons fled

to slip away in the commotion, but Dailey grabbed